CALENDRIER Du 2 Au 8 Mars 2015 Brussels, 27 February 2015 (Susceptible De Modifications En Cours De Semaine)
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European Commission - Weekly activities CALENDRIER du 2 au 8 mars 2015 Brussels, 27 February 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Lundi 2 mars Competitiveness Council (2-3/3) President Jean-Claude Juncker in Berlin:meets with Mr Reiner Hoffmann, Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation; participates in the EIB Conference "Impulse für Europa"; meets with the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel; meets with Bundespräsident, Mr Joachim Gaucck; participates in the Gala dinner of the Federation of German Industries. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Marcin Korolec, State Secretary for the Environment of Poland. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy of Luxembourg. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Robert Innes, Archbishop of Canterbury. Mr Frans Timmermans and Mr Pierre Moscovici receive Mr Emmanuel Macron, Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology of France. Mr Frans Timmermans and Mr Christos Stylianides receive Mr David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. Mr Andrus Ansip and Mr Günther Oettinger in Barcelona to take part in the Mobile World Congress (2-3/3). Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives representatives of national parliaments to present the Strategic framework for the Energy Union. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis attends the NGO Forum in Riga, Latvia. Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna: meets with Mr Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General OSCE; gives a key note speech at the conference on ENP “The European Neighborhood Policy: Which Way Forward?”. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland, Mr Richard Bruton. Mr Neven Mimica attends the High Level event on Women's Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Riga. He will hold bilateral meetings in the margins of the conference with Ms Virginja Langbakk, Director for the European Institute for Gender Equality, with Ms Caren Grown, World Bank Senior Director on Gender Issues and Baroness Lindsay Northover, DFID's Parliamentary Undersecretary of State. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr. Urban Rusnák, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the Under-Secretary General of United Nations Development Programme, Ms Helen Clark. Mr Karmenu Vella attends the Sailing Towards 2020 conference, The Square, Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella receives representatives of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea, Mr Remy Lamah. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the Smoke Free Partnership. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the European Crop Protection Association. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of EuropaBio - The European Association for Bio- industries. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Commissioner General Pierre Kraehenbuehl of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Mr Phil Hogan receives the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro, Mr Petar Ivanović. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska meets with Mr Chris Cardon, Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business of Malta in the margins of the Competitiveness Council. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr António Costa, Mayor of Lisbon. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech at the European Investment Bank conference on Securing Europe’s Competitiveness, Berlin. Mardi 3 mars High-Level Conference on Ebola - Ms Federica Mogherini, Mr Neven Mimica, Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, Mr Christos Stylianides and Mr Carlos Moedas attend. In the margins of the conference, Mr Neven Mimica will hold a bilateral meeting with Ms Nancy Powell, USA coordinator on the Ebola response, with Ms Helen Clarke, UNDP Administrator as well as with Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia, Mr Ernest Bai Koroma, the President of Sierra Leone, Mr Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of Congo Brazzaville and Mr Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Mr Mimica will also sign the National Indicative Programme (NIP) of Liberia with Ms Amara M. Konneh, Minister of Finance of Liberia and the National Indicative Programme (NIP) of Congo Brazzaville with Mr Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of Congo Brazzaville. The bilateral meetings and the signature of the NIPs will all take place in Palais d'Egmont in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis meets the Minister of Health and Social Affairs of Senegal, Ms Awa Marie Coll- Seck, in the margins of the High-level international conference on Ebola. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers the closing speech. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Bundeskanzler, a.D. Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the President of Slovakia, Mr Andrej Kiska. President Jean-Claude Juncker and Ms Federica Mogherini receive Mr Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Atzo Nicolai, President of DSM. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Ivar Asjes, Prime Minister of Curacao. Mr Frans Timmermans meets with Mr Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING, Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Nina Renshaw, Secretary-General of EPHA, Mr Pieter Depous, EU Policy Director of EEB and Ms Ursula Pachl, Deputy Director General of BEUC. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee, Brussels Ms Federica Mogherini participates in the 28th session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science, Mr Todor Tanev. Ms Kristalina Georgieva opens the exhibition "The Next Step Generation", presenting young Bulgarian artists and organised on the occasion of Bulgaria's Liberation Day 3 March, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič presents the Strategic framework for the Energy Union at the EPC policy briefing event, Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Mr Johannes Hahn, Mr Jyrki Katainen and Mr Pierre Moscovici receive Mr Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a speech on the Strategic framework for the Energy Union at the Economic council of German Christian-democrats, Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič meets Mr Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic, Brussels. Mr Jyrki Katainen, Mr Miguel Arias Cañete and Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska at the Conference "Smart and Clean Industry- EU as a Frontrunner in Sustainability: Risks or/and Opportunities for Europe's Industries", Brussels. Mr Jyrki Katainen makes closing remarks. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete gives a keynote speech on "Climate and Energy Challenges ahead". Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska alsogives a keynote speech. Mr Jyrki Katainen makes short remarks at a reception hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): "The EBRD and the EU: Shared Values, Shared Goals". Mr Johannes Hahn and Ms Cecilia Malmström receive Mr Aleksey Ulyukaev, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Achraf Rifi, Minister of Justice of Lebanon. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis attends the Roundtable discussion with Friends of Europe, Stanhope Hotel, Brussels. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Loïc Armand, Président de L'Oréal France et M. Marc-Antoine Jamet, Secrétaire général du groupe LVMH. Mr Phil Hogan delivers the opening speech at the conference "A Sustainable Future for EU Farming?" (Residence Palace, Brussels). Mr Jonathan Hill gives a keynote address at the Convention on Cooperative Banks, Brussels. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group and Mr Koos Timmermans, Vice- Chairman of ING Bank. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Guillaume Pepy, CEO of SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français). Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL. Ms Violeta Bulc delivers opening remarks at the conference of the European Barge Union (EBU), Brussels. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Adam Goldstein, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives representatives of a manufacturing company FAKRO. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives the Polish Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, Mr Andrzej Dycha. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives representatives from Deutsche Post. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska together with Mr Arben Ahmetaj, Albanian Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship, signs an agreement formalising the entry of Albania into the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Programme (COSME). Mr Tibor Navracsics receives members of the Board of Executives of European Digital Media EDIMA. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives the delegation of Federal Union of Nationalities, including President Hans Heinrich Hansen, Vice President Loránt Vincze, Legal Adviser Frank de Boer and President of the Youth of European Nationalities Matic Germovsek. Mr Carlos Moedas meets with Mr Tibor Tanev, Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science, in the margins of the Competitiveness Council. Mr Carlos Moedas attends the 10th Anniversary of the European Charter and Code for Researchers, Brussels. Mercredi 4 mars Meeting of the College of Commissioners President Jean-Claude Juncker and the College receive the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel. President Jean-Claude Juncker and Mr Miguel Arias Cañete